Photographs along the Interstate Canal Wyo.-Nebr
Scope and Contents
Views of the construction of the Interstate Canal in Nebraska and Wyoming.
Dates
- 1906
Language of Materials
Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
Conditions Governing Access
Contact Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, Denver, Colo.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the author of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
The Interstate Canal was constructed between 1905 and 1915. Since 1909 water for the North Platte Project has been diverted from the river by the Whalen Diversion Dam near the Wyoming - Nebraska border; the canal follows the contour of the land for 95 miles to Lake Alice and Lake Minatare Reservoirs northeast of Scotts Bluff, Nebraska.
Extent
1 photo box(es)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source: unknown.
General
Title from label on inside front cover.
General
Embossed plastic label on cover reads: "Water supply, canals and ditches, Wyoming."
General
Formerly PAFI Album # 183
Table of Contents
Temporary diversion dam -- Opening of the Interstate Canal, May 5, 1906 -- Canal leaving Rawhide Valley -- Haupoff Draw from Sand Point -- Deadwood's rock-work near Wyncote, Wyo. -- Grader at Sta. 4200 -- Driving piles for bridge over waste-way at Mollie's Fork -- Four wheel scraper -- Steam shovel at Sand Point -- Residence portion of Mitchell [Neb.] from top of government tank tower -- Barracks, old Fort Laramie -- Torrington Flats, Wyo. -- Waterwheel on farm of Wm. Murphy near Whalen, Wyo. irrigates about 80 acres -- Claim shack.
Processing Information
many prints are discolored.
- Canals -- Design and construction -- Nebraska -- History -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Canals -- Design and construction -- Wyoming -- History -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Interstate Canal (Wyo. and Neb.) -- History -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Nebraska -- History -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photograph albums Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photographic prints. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Wyoming -- History -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Photographs along the Interstate Canal Wyo.-Nebr[graphic]
- Author
- Finding Aid prepared from MARC data.
- Description rules
- Anglo American Cataloguing Rules
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
